Acanthaceae
Rostellularia
Rostellularia diffusa

Rostellularia diffusa var. diffusa

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Eritrea to Ethiopia, S. Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Begum, M. & Khan, M.S. (2001). Justicia vahlii Roth. (Acanthaceae)- A new Angiospermic record for Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany 30: 73-74.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1998). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 12: 1-390. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Deng, Y.F., Li, Z.Y., Wang, Q. & Peng, H. (2020). Flora of Pan-Himalaya 46: 1-570. Science Press, Beijing. Cambridge University Press.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Malik, K.A. & Ghafoor, A. (1988). Flora of Pakistan 188: 1-79. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2443] Justicia quinqueangularis K001116023 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2443] Justicia quinqueangularis K001116031 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2443] Justicia quinqueangularis K001116024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2443] India Justicia quinqueangularis K001116028 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2443] India Justicia quinqueangularis K001116026 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2443] Justicia quinqueangularis K001116025 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2443] India Justicia quinqueangularis K001116029 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2443] Justicia quinqueangularis K001116027 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2443] Justicia quinqueangularis K001116032 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2443] Justicia quinqueangularis K001116030 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images